Experienced Gardener

4 weeks ago

Faringdon, United Kingdom DMW Landscapes Ltd Full time

Are you a hardworking, ambitious, and dynamic individual with extensive horticultural knowledge and experience with a passion for working outdoors? If so, we would love to hear from you as an exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated garden maintenance team leader to join our small, but, fast expanding team here at DMW Landscapes Ltd based in Faringdon, Oxfordshire.

**Company Overview**:
DMW Landscapes Ltd, established in 1999 has continued to bloom within the garden industry due to the consistent high-quality work, our care for customers and a strong passion for creating bespoke gardens. DMW Landscapes now employs a small team of highly skilled professionals offering; garden design, garden maintenance and construction for small domestic gardens to larger estates in and around Oxfordshire.

**Job Role**:
The main duties include creating and maintaining beautiful gardens in and around Oxfordshire. Observing, supervising, and controlling the work schedule of the garden maintenance team. Providing advice and assistance where necessary to ensure tasks are performed properly. Other responsibilties include, training new staff members, scheduling in work, liaising with clients and providing feedback to the directors and office staff on a daily basis.

**Key Knowledge**:

- Have extensive knowledge of gardening and plants
- Be able to identify plant distress i.e. pest / disease
- Be competent in maintaining gardens to a high standard
- Ensuring all work is completed adhering to all health and safety guidelines (including all team members)

**Key Skills & Responsibilities**:

- Hedge Cutting
- Planting
- Pruning
- Weeding
- PA1 & PA6 Spraying Certificate
- Border Maintenance
- Mowing / Strimming
- Specialist Plant Care
- Topiary
- Daily reporting to Directors and office staff (providing regular feedback)
- Organising the team, setting priorities, plans and delegating tasks
- Training staff day-to-day and evaluating staff members performance
- Evaluate new equipment and techniques, continue to improve knowledge
- Experience in supervising a small team
- Supervising the correct and safe use of equipment, machinery, and vehicles, including routine maintenance inspections
- Assist with the ongoing health and safety policy by carrying out Risk Assessments and giving training talks to the team.

**Personal Qualities / About You**:

- Have a positive 'can-do' attitude towards all aspects of work
- Be punctual, hardworking and reliable
- Supervisory / team leading experience, with excellent plant knowledge
- Be a motivational force within the team
- Show respect to all customers and colleagues alike
- Be able to motivate yourself and work without direction of a manager
- High attention to detail

High quality uniform and PPE provided.

A full clean driving license is required.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Can you get to Faringdon for a start time of 7am Monday - Friday?

**Experience**:

- Gardening: 5 years (required)
- Supervising: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

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